The Wembley to Soweto photography project in the favelas of Rio

The Wembley to Soweto photography project in the favelas of Rio

Following the successful project with Arsenal FC in London, the Wembley to Soweto Foundation is now providing photography training to young people from the favelas of Rio de Janiero, documenting the Street Child Games

Friday 18 March 2016 06.59 EDT

The games are organised by Street Child United – an organisation that provides a global platform for street children to be heard so that they can receive protection, support and opportunities

Street Child United organises international events inviting street children to be at the centre of the call for their rights. The organisation uses the power of sport and the arts to challenge the negative perceptions and treatment of street children

In the year of the Olympic Games and for one week, children from across the world have been brought to Rio to unite for a week of Olympic-themed sports, a festival of arts and a Congress for street children’s rights

Day five and there’s a march on the Copacabana Palace Hotel where the Street Children announce the ‘Rio Resolution’ calling on the global community to ensure that they are better able to access their rights